aww :( okay :/
but is it B or D? thats what i have simplified it down to so far...

Hero

5 years ago

You sound like you're guessing.

anonymous

5 years ago

no I'm not cuz i remember a little bit... i got this:
The denominator to y is 36, which is > than denominator of x which is 9... so its vertical right?? so you list the y first?? like this?? (y-4)^2/36 + (x+2)^2/9=1...
idk am i on the right track so far??

anonymous

5 years ago

does that look right to you so far??

Hero

5 years ago

I thought that was a minus, it's a plus, so yes, it will be either B or D.

anonymous

5 years ago

kk :) so what i did so far is right? :D

Hero

5 years ago

At first, I thought it was
\[\frac{(x+2)^2}{9} - \frac{(y-4)^2}{36} = 1\]

anonymous

5 years ago

and the center is (-2, 4) right?? which leads me to either B or D... but idk how to find that last part :(

anonymous

5 years ago

ohhh hhaa yeah its + :)

Hero

5 years ago

I looked at it wrong

anonymous

5 years ago

haha yeah its all good =D

Hero

5 years ago

If you made it this far, you should be able to figure out which one it is between the two. I told you that you need to be more confident in your work rather than ask for confirmation every time you worked out a problem. When I was your age, I never asked for confirmation. I was always confident in my work.

Hero

5 years ago

I didn't use calculators either. I couldn't afford one when I was in HS.

anonymous

5 years ago

oh yeah i just don't know what to do after that.. :(

anonymous

5 years ago

can you please show me what to do from there?? idk what to do :(

Hero

5 years ago

I told you to review the tutorial on purplemath.com

anonymous

5 years ago

i don't know where to find it though .... :( can u pls show me what to do from here?? :)

anonymous

5 years ago

k so i found this link... http://www.purplemath.com/modules/ellipse2.htm
is that it?? I'm reading on it and from that i think the answer is B.... is that it?? am i understanding that link correctly?? is it B?? :D @hero? :)

Hero

5 years ago

As I stated before, you should be more confident in your own work. I believe you're smart enough to understand this without having to constant beg me for confirmation.

anonymous

5 years ago

okay... well i didn't know this one :( could u pls tell me if i got it right?? =)

anonymous

5 years ago

but the tutorial helped a bit... did i get it?? is it B? :O

Hero

5 years ago

I'm not going to answer that question.

anonymous

5 years ago

okay :) thanks for your help though @Hero!! :) It's much appreciated :)